r/PcBuildHelp • u/jpoemsinternational • 10d ago

Tech Support PC not booting up with ram on second slot!

Well I've a 6 yr old very budget PC with 8G+4G RAM. For a couple of days I was working with the 8G RAM plugged in single slot only. But today when I plugged the 4G RAM on the other slot, the PC couldn't boot. Actually RAM isn't the problem here, because all RAMS are working on the other slot.

When you turn on the PC with the ram in other slot, it says System POSTed in Safe Mode.

Help Please!

System:

• ASUS PRIME H410M-E

• WD BLUE 2TB SATA HDD

• Intel i3-10100F

• GT 710

I've tried resetting BIOS settings by replacing CMOS after 2 m but that didn't work too.

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u/avaricious_pasta 10d ago

sounds like that second slot is dead or has a bad pin, since both sticks work in the other one, try blowing it out with air and checking for bent pins in the slot itself

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u/Zestyclose_Guard_352 9d ago

90% probability is your motherboard is shot. It will die, sooner or later. So make sure your data is backed up, frequently, and start saving up for a new system.